BeReal is reportedly weighing being acquired.
rumored 1 article 2024-03-16
BeReal
Sources: BeReal is weighing raising a Series C or being acquired, as what is left of its $90M in funding is set to run out this year and DAUs stagnate at 25M
Business Insider · 2024-03-16 · #29
Sources report HashiCorp has been considering strategic options, including a possible sale.
rumored 1 article 2024-03-16
HashiCorp sale
Sources: HashiCorp, which helps companies manage their cloud infrastructure, has been considering options including a sale; HCP jumps 11%+ after hours
Bloomberg · 2024-03-16 · #24
AliExpress is operated by Alibaba (Alibaba's AliExpress).
confirmed 1 article 2024-03-15
Alibaba AliExpress
The EU opens a DSA investigation into Alibaba's AliExpress over illegal content concerns, ad and product recommendations, and more, the third DSA investigation
CNBC · 2024-03-15 · #40
ByteDance is identified as the parent company of TikTok.
rumored 1 article 2024-03-15
ByteDance TikTok
Former U.S. Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin says he is assembling or leading an investor group to buy TikTok amid the threat of a U.S. ban.
rumored 1 article 2024-03-15
Steve Mnuchin TikTok
After the House vote, Chinese officials say the US has shown “robber's logic” toward TikTok, and Washington must “stop unfairly suppressing foreign companies”
Financial Times · 2024-03-15 · #5
Vodafone sells its Italian business (Vodafone Italia) to Switzerland's Swisscom for €8 billion in cash.
confirmed 1 article 2024-03-15
Vodafone Swisscom Vodafone Italia
Vodafone sells its Italian business to Switzerland's Swisscom for €8B in cash and plans a ~€4B stock buyback; Swisscom will merge Vodafone Italia with Fastweb
Bloomberg · 2024-03-15 · #14
Swisscom will merge Vodafone Italia with Fastweb following the acquisition.
confirmed 1 article 2024-03-15
Swisscom Vodafone Italia Fastweb
Vodafone sells its Italian business to Switzerland's Swisscom for €8B in cash and plans a ~€4B stock buyback; Swisscom will merge Vodafone Italia with Fastweb
Bloomberg · 2024-03-15 · #14
The sale to Swisscom is expected to create a new market dynamic in the Italian telecom market.
confirmed 1 article 2024-03-15
Swisscom Vodafone Italian telecom market
Vodafone sells its Italian business to Switzerland's Swisscom for €8B in cash and plans a ~€4B stock buyback; Swisscom will merge Vodafone Italia with Fastweb
Bloomberg · 2024-03-15 · #14
Sources report that Apple acquired Canada's DarwinAI, a company that makes manufacturing inspection technology and focuses on making AI systems smaller and faster.
rumored 1 article 2024-03-15
Apple DarwinAI
Sources: Apple acquired DarwinAI, which makes tech for inspecting components during manufacturing and focuses on making AI systems smaller and faster
Bloomberg · 2024-03-15 · #18
Levin convinced Time to acquire Warner Communications, a key step in forming Time Warner.
confirmed 1 article 2024-03-14
Gerald M. Levin Warner Communications
Gerald M. Levin, the former Time Warner CEO who oversaw the AOL merger, widely considered the worst corporate merger in US history, died on March 13 at age 84
New York Times · 2024-03-14 · #35
The AOL–Time Warner merger is widely considered one of the worst corporate mergers in U.S. history and wiped out more than $200 billion in Time Warner shareholder value.
confirmed 1 article 2024-03-14
AOL Time Warner
Gerald M. Levin, the former Time Warner CEO who oversaw the AOL merger, widely considered the worst corporate merger in US history, died on March 13 at age 84
New York Times · 2024-03-14 · #35
Levin led the push for Time Warner to merge with Turner Broadcasting.
confirmed 1 article 2024-03-14
Gerald M. Levin Turner Broadcasting
Gerald M. Levin, the former Time Warner CEO who oversaw the AOL merger, widely considered the worst corporate merger in US history, died on March 13 at age 84
New York Times · 2024-03-14 · #35
Gerald M. Levin orchestrated the 2000 merger between America Online (AOL) and Time Warner.
confirmed 1 article 2024-03-14
Gerald M. Levin AOL Time Warner
Gerald M. Levin, the former Time Warner CEO who oversaw the AOL merger, widely considered the worst corporate merger in US history, died on March 13 at age 84
New York Times · 2024-03-14 · #35
US cybersecurity company Zscaler acquires Israel-based cybersecurity startup Avalor for $350M.
confirmed 1 article 2024-03-14
Zscaler Avalor
Levin's public legacy is largely dominated by the ill-fated AOL–Time Warner merger despite his earlier accomplishments at Time Warner and in building HBO.
confirmed 1 article 2024-03-14
Gerald M. Levin
Gerald M. Levin, the former Time Warner CEO who oversaw the AOL merger, widely considered the worst corporate merger in US history, died on March 13 at age 84
New York Times · 2024-03-14 · #35
Picoheart is an entity owned by ByteDance.
confirmed 1 article 2024-03-13
ByteDance Picoheart
Filings: ByteDance-owned entity Picoheart is now the third-largest shareholder in InnoStar, a Chinese state-backed ReRAM chips maker, with a 9.5% stake
The Information · 2024-03-13 · #31
The proposed sale of Truth Social did not result in a deal; the idea went nowhere and no transaction was made.
failed 1 article 2024-03-12
Donald Trump Truth Social Elon Musk
Sources: in summer 2023, Donald Trump asked Elon Musk if he wanted to buy Truth Social, but no deal was made; Trump advisers say the pair have talked politics
Washington Post · 2024-03-12 · #4
Sources report that in summer 2023 Donald Trump asked Elon Musk if he wanted to buy Truth Social.
rumored 1 article 2024-03-12
Donald Trump Truth Social Elon Musk
Sources: in summer 2023, Donald Trump asked Elon Musk if he wanted to buy Truth Social, but no deal was made; Trump advisers say the pair have talked politics
Washington Post · 2024-03-12 · #4
Marc Lore sold the companies he built (Diapers.com and Jet.com) for billions.
confirmed 1 article 2024-03-11
Marc Lore Diapers.com Jet.com
A profile of food delivery app Wonder from Diapers.com and Jet.com co-founder Marc Lore, who invested $200M+ and is targeting a $30B IPO in three to five years
New York Times · 2024-03-11 · #7
Salesforce completed its $27 billion acquisition of Slack in 2021.
confirmed 1 article 2024-03-10
Salesforce Slack
Palantir wins a $178.4M US Army contract to provide battlefield AI systems for the TITAN ground station, the Army's first 'AI-defined vehicle'.
confirmed 1 article 2024-03-10
Palantir US Army TITAN ground station battlefield AI systems
Ex-Activision CEO Bobby Kotick reportedly approached ByteDance to express interest in buying TikTok amid renewed talk of a forced sale or shutdown.
rumored 1 article 2024-03-10
Bobby Kotick TikTok ByteDance
Sources indicate Jacobsson may hold an 8%+ stake in Klarna via special purpose vehicles ahead of an expected IPO.
rumored 1 article 2024-03-09
Victor Jacobsson Klarna
Wish was sold to a Singaporean company for about $170 million, roughly 1/100th of its peak valuation.
confirmed 1 article 2024-03-07
Wish Singaporean company
Analysis: Temu and Shein are spending billions on Facebook, X, and YouTube ads in the US; Temu placed ~1.4M ads globally across Google services in the past year
New York Times · 2024-03-07 · #16
ByteDance is the parent company of TikTok.
confirmed 1 article 2024-03-07
ByteDance TikTok
The White House is backing a bipartisan bill that would force ByteDance to sell TikTok if the company wants to keep the app in US app stores
Punchbowl News · 2024-03-07 · #12
Apple shut down plans to acquire Tesla, abandoning acquisition plans.
failed 1 article 2024-03-07
Apple Tesla
A deep dive into Apple's failed EV project: indecision, prototypes, and partnership or acquisition talks with Mercedes-Benz, BMW, VW, Tesla, McLaren, and others
Bloomberg · 2024-03-07 · #9
Apple engaged in partnership or acquisition talks with Mercedes-Benz, BMW, VW, Tesla, McLaren and others.
rumored 1 article 2024-03-07
Apple Mercedes-Benz BMW VW Tesla McLaren others
A deep dive into Apple's failed EV project: indecision, prototypes, and partnership or acquisition talks with Mercedes-Benz, BMW, VW, Tesla, McLaren, and others
Bloomberg · 2024-03-07 · #9
PDD is identified as the parent company of Temu.
confirmed 1 article 2024-03-06
PDD Temu
A deep dive into PDD's finances and operations, which are shrouded in secrecy and raise questions about US investors' confidence in Temu's parent company
Financial Times · 2024-03-06 · #36
Accenture plans to acquire online learning startup Udacity.
confirmed 1 article 2024-03-06
Accenture Udacity
Accenture plans to acquire online learning startup Udacity and announces LearnVantage, a learning suite the company pledges to expand with $1B over three years
Fortune · 2024-03-06 · #42
OpenAI reports that Elon Musk wanted OpenAI to merge with Tesla and sought majority equity, initial board control, and to be CEO while discussing a for‑profit structure; OpenAI is moving to dismiss these claims.
denied 1 article 2024-03-06
Elon Musk merge with Tesla majority equity initial board control to be CEO
OpenAI says that while discussing a for-profit structure, Elon Musk “wanted us to merge with Tesla” or “majority equity, initial board control, and to be CEO”
The Verge · 2024-03-06 · #5